Chapter 66: Nazareth and Gaililee

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Rose's POV:

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Rose's POV:

The next morning Rose and Chase woke up refreshed since they had gone to bed early.    They get up and get dressed.

"We are going to be here tonight baby so we can leave our luggage." Chase says.

"Good I like that." Rose says.

"Yes we are going to go do one last thing here tomorrow before heading on to our next and final destination before heading home to Dawsonville." Chase says.

"Sounds good." Rose says.

They eat a traditional Jewish breakfast before heading out to their tour for the day. They walk down to the port of Haifa where they are picked up in an air-conditioned minivan. They head out on a 40-minute drive through the Carmel mountains to Nazareth, the capital and largest city in the Northern District of Israel, also known as "the Arab capital of Israel." In the New Testament, Nazareth is described as the home of Mary and the childhood home of Jesus.   As a result, it's a center of Christian pilgrimage, with many shrines commemorating biblical events.    Rose as excited that they were doing this.

"Thank you for planning this too baby." Rose says.

"Faith is important baby so I am glad you have a strong one." Chase says.

"I may not go to church but I do read the bible and I really want to start reading it to the babies." Rose says.

"You can baby, I think that is really important." Chase says

Once arriving in Nazareth their first stop was a visit to the Church of the Annunciation, where the Angel Gabriel visited the Virgin Mary to tell her she would be the mother of Jesus.

"Wow this is beautiful." Rose says taking pictures in awe.

"Almost as beautiful as you my love." Chase says kissing her.

Chase gets a picture of them in front of it.

"Could you imagine what Mary went though when the angel visited her.    She was only 15 and they were asking her to carry a child?" Rose asks.

"I know but what about Joseph to find that the baby wasn't his." Chase says.

"I know but he stepped up and loved Mary and loved Jesus." Rose says.

"Yup." Chase says.

Next they head to the next stop where they see the Church of St Joseph, built over the carpentry workshop of Mary's husband, Joseph, and pass through Kafr Kanna, where Jesus turned water into wine. Rose was snapping pictures. Chase took a picture of them in front of it as well.

They then head farther north passing by the Church of the Multiplication next to the Sea of Galilee. This is where the miracle of the loaves and fishes took place in the Gospel of John. They get out and were able to walk along the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Rose and Chase put their feet in and took a picture of them with their feet in the water. They then visit the village of Capernaum, where Jesus spent time teaching in the local synagogue. It was also the home town of the apostles Peter, James, Andrew and John.

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